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Turmeric vs. Canola oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between turmeric and canola oil

  • Turmeric has more manganese, iron, copper, fiber, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, and zinc; however, canola oil is higher in vitamin E and vitamin K.
  • Turmeric covers your daily manganese needs 861% more than canola oil.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, turmeric, ground and Oil, canola.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 149% 50% 184% 2063% 433% 123% 128% 3.5% 2583% 34%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 2.3% 0% 89% 0% 15% 35% 25% 33% 25% 0% 34% 15% 27%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 349% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 178% 0% 0.11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +24500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +294.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +432.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turmeric Canola oil DV% diff.
Manganese 19.8mg 0mg 861%
Iron 55mg 0mg 688%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.756g 28.142g 183%
Monounsaturated fat 0.449g 63.276g 157%
Fats 3.25g 100g 149%
Copper 1.3mg 0mg 144%
Fiber 22.7g 0g 91%
Vitamin E 4.43mg 17.46mg 87%
Potassium 2080mg 0mg 61%
Magnesium 208mg 0mg 50%
Vitamin K 13.4µg 71.3µg 48%
Phosphorus 299mg 0mg 43%
Zinc 4.5mg 0mg 41%
Calories 312kcal 884kcal 29%
Saturated fat 1.838g 7.365g 25%
Carbs 67.14g 0g 22%
Protein 9.68g 0g 19%
Calcium 168mg 0mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.542mg 0mg 11%
Selenium 6.2µg 0µg 11%
Choline 49.2mg 0.2mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.107mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.35mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.058mg 0mg 5%
Folate 20µg 0µg 5%
Fructose 0.45g 1%
Sodium 27mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 44.44g 0g N/A
Sugar 3.21g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.056g 0.395g N/A
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0%
Threonine 0.33mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.47mg 0%
Leucine 0.81mg 0%
Lysine 0.38mg 0%
Methionine 0.14mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.53mg 0%
Valine 0.66mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.003g 9.137g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.081g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 18.64g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 3% 67% 13% 7%
Protein: 9.68 g
Fats: 3.25 g
Carbs: 67.14 g
Water: 12.85 g
Other: 7.08 g
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +2976.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
60% 15% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.838 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.449 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.756 g
7% 64% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.365 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 63.276 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.142 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13992.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3622.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Turmeric - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172231/nutrients
  2. Canola oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172336/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.